With all seven competing runners earning All-America status, the Cardinals decimated the field, finishing with just 50 points, the fourth-lowest winning total in the meet's history. Runner-up Williams College finished with 181 points, giving North Central the largest margin of victory ever at the NCAA Division III Men's Cross Country National Championships.

Men's and women's cross country teams claim CCIW titles

In men’s cross country, all seven varsity runners finished among the top 10 as the team dominated the 35-team field at the UW-Oshkosh Brooks Invitational Oct. 17. The victory was the Cardinals' sixth invitational win, as the top varsity squad has yet to be defeated this season. More The football team continued its prolific scoring output on Oct. 17 in a 63-48 victory over Carthage College.

North Central College in the news

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• Naperville Sun: “Can it get any better? Men’s cross country team remains dominant”
• Naperville Sun: “Alpert, Hall to play jazz show at North Central”